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Colorado medical school 1st in US to adopt new training model

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is adopting a new approach to training doctors, The Denver Post reported. Rather than brief stints in each specialty exclusively — the common practice in the U.S. — its students concurrently train in multip…

Tongue-tie release in infants overdone, pediatric group warns

The number of infants diagnosed as being “tongue-tied” has increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2012, but a recent study suggests the treatment is performed too often, The New York Times reported July 29.

What is Project 2025? 8 healthcare notes

Project 2025 is a package of sweeping federal policy proposals from the Heritage Foundation, intended for the next Republican presidential administration.

How HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS performed in Q2

Four of the largest for-profit hospital operators reported mixed earnings in the second quarter of 2024; three systems reported increases in first-quarter net income while one system posted a net loss for the second consecutive quarter: 

The top tech leader at the 25 biggest health systems

With healthcare’s digital transformation underway, health systems have appointed a variety of tech leaders to the C-suite in recent years.

FDA warns of dosing errors tied to compounded Ozempic, Wegovy

The FDA is warning healthcare providers of dosing errors associated with compounded versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy.

Apple helps Emory with IT resilience

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare was one of the first health systems in the U.S. to implement Epic on a large scale on Mac platforms. This move, said Alistair Erskine, MD, chief information and digital officer at Emory allowed the health system to recove…

10 best, worst states for healthcare in 2024

Minnesota is the best state for healthcare when it comes to affordability and quality and Mississippi is the worst, according to WalletHub’s 2024 ranking published July 29. 

Virginia HCA hospital names CFO

Dulles, Va.-based StoneSprings Hospital Center recently named Julia Safina CFO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

CHI Health names chief medical officer of physician enterprise

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health has appointed Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, to the role of vice president and chief medical officer of its physician enterprise.